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CHAPTER VII. 

 The Hon. Henry Moreton, 1830 to 1832. 



On Lord Kintore's retirement the country 

 was taken by the Hon. Henry Moreton, eldest 

 son of the first Earl of Ducie. Mr. Moreton 

 took up his abode in the house known as 

 The Elms, on the right hand side of Lech- 

 lade road, going out of Faringdon, and lately 

 occupied by Mr. William Dundas. 



On February 25th, 1831, he, in conjunction 

 with the members of the hunt, gave a great 

 ball at Wadley House, lent for the occasion. 

 The ball was thus described in the Sporting 

 Magazine of the year : — 



" On the 28th February, 1831, the Hon. Mr. More- 

 ton and the spirited subscribers to his hounds gave a 

 grand ball at Wadley House. No less than 300 per- 

 sons partook of the cheering viands, and old English 

 hospitality revelled within its lordly walls, flinging 

 us back to the liberal days of our forefathers. The 

 affability and urbanity of the Lady of the Mansion, 

 conjointly with her Lord,* was most conspicuous and 

 made glad their numerous guests. The members of 

 the Hunt in their scarlet costumes gave a rich and 



* The late Mrs. Goodlake and Mr. Thomas Mills 

 Goodlake. 



